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INTEGRATED AIRCRAFT AND FIRE CONTROL AUTOPILOT Filed Aug. 3, 1953 24 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS JOHN R. MOORE DAVID G. SOERGEL ATTORNEY April 26, 1 960 J. R. MOORE ETAL INTEGRATED AIRCRAF'T- AND FIRE CONTROL AUTOPILOT Filed Aug. 5, 1953 '/2 /2O [l9 ouo FOL-OED WAVE MODE GUIDE MAGNETRON BRIDGE TEE E PLANE LOCAL TEE OSCILLATOR AZIMUTH ELEVATION RANGE MIXER MIXER MIXER I. F. L AMPLIFIER AMPLIFIER AMPUFIER 4 3| 1 3o 32 PHASE PHASE SENSING SENSING DETECTOR DETECTOR DETECTOR INVENTORS JOHN R. MOORE DAVID s. SOERGEL BY ATTORNEY April 1960 J. R. MOORE HAL 2,933,980

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INTEGRATED AIRCRAFT AND FIRE CONTROL AUTOPILOT Filed Aug. 3, 1953 24 Sheets-Sheet 6 INVENTORS JOHN R. MOORE DAVID S. SERGEL BY Mm 1% ATTORNEY April 1960 J. R. MO-ORE E L 2,933,980

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